Window cornice



July 17, 1928.

vH. L. GooDRow WINDOW ACORNJJE Filed Aug. 24, 192? 4if Hf ydroj respondsPatented July 17, 1928.

f UNITED STATES PATENT IIARVEYL. GoonRoW, oF IIINsDALE, ILLINOIS,AssIGNoR To WmxGooDRoW MOULD- ING Co., or CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, .ilVCORPORATION oFAILLINoIs.

' g WINDOW CORNICE.,

' Application led Augstr24j,-`192'7.` serial No. 214,993.

This inventionV relates to a^cornice fory windows andthe like, andispconcerned particularly with certain improvements in the connectionlbetween the face moulding onrthe front and the brackets thereforatthe'ends.

In a cornice of the kind herein' contemplated, it is necessary that theface kmouldingv should be of a' length' corresponding to the width ofthe window, `'door or other opening'over which itis mounted. Also, 1f

rods for'v the support ofcurtains are to be 'w used in conjunction withsuch a cornice, they will have to be out to a lengthwhich corgenerallythereto. i i where the face moulding: and rods are Vof the proper lengthrelativelyA that they can be used together. ,Y

It, is an object of this'inventionv to provid-e means by which thecornice brackets will afford' amounting both for the face moulding andalso any curtain rods that are to be associated therewith. The'muntingso provided is one which is inexpensive to vproduce andsiinple toinstall. The same end vbrackets which'support the'facemoulding mayAalso'serve as niountings for oneror more curtainjrods, thus doing away'with the necessity ofseparate brackets for this purpose.

A dealer who carries'in stock the parts of' my' window cornicefmaysupply the lface moulding and rods in longpieces to be cut up intodesired lengthsby theusers. The end brackets which are furnishedwiththese parts require notreatmentof` an i kind. When once set in place,the distance etween them determines theVA proper length for-the facemoulding and curtain rods. Not only is the handling ofthis cornicematerial simplified in the manner suggested, but also the actualinstallation of the cornice parts is greatly facilitated. In the eventthat, it becomes necessary for purposes of cleaning or otherwise to takedown the draperies or curtain material which is suspended from thecornice, the operation of doing this is greatly simplified by reason ofthe demountable support which the end brackets afford for the facemoulding and curtain rods, all as will hereinafter be explained.

A suggestive embodiment of this inven- It,` Visv only drawings whereinvFigure lV is an }')erspect1v e tion Yis jset forth inthe accompanyingwindow cornice in .itsy entirety;

FigJQ isfa detail in perspective'of one end kbracket withv thefacemoulding, Vshown in section, entering itssupport therein;

F ig. 3 is a transverse section` through the face moulding andassociated curtain rods, showing their mountings in one end bracket;VFig. LPisa'. perspective view of an end view ofi ythe bracket having aslightly modified construc-l p shows vthe endibra'cket ofFig. 4,- also adust cap and fringe'vapplied-thereto'.

1 The present`window-cornice comprises three Components, viz, apair ofend brackets A adapted to be attached rigidly to a 'wall to supportbetween them face moulding board B. Each bracket is-providedwith upperand -lowerextensionsfand 7, respec-` tively, adjacent its rear edgem forthe Yinsertion therethrough of screwsor other fasteningdevices-byi-whichv the bracketsv are se- Y vcured in place. If desired,anglebrackets 8 and 9 (see Figs. 4 and 5) may be fastened to the endbracketsfor thispurpose in lieu of the pieces@y and'7 elsewhere shown.

'Referring now to the Vend bracketsk of "Figs 1,' 2 and 3, I form on'kthe inner face of `reach certain verticalAY slots 410, 11l and l y12.'Each of thesev slotswhichis cut lperhaps `one-half1way through thebracketiextends downwardly from-the upper edge thereof. The lower endsofthetwoY slots l11 and12 terminate at 'a point. appreciablyabove thelower edge of the bracket so as to provide supports for a pair ofcurtain rods 14 Vand 15. Thesey rods are slipped to position the openupper ends of the slots, and may be removed therefrom by a reversal ofthis operation. The slot 10, which is formed proximate to the front edgeof they bracket, lextends for the entire vertical distance thereof.Adja- Lcent its lower end I provide a ledge 16 which reduces the widthof the slot at this pointl `to perhaps one-half. The slot so formed isadapted to receive one end of the face moulding board B. This may be ofany Fig. 5^, which isa view similar'to Figy,y

loo' Y `ornamented forni or type, and, according to fronti the" lovverBy reason of' thisfconstruction, ing may be supported with its up ervandlower edges substantially flush Witilfthose of the end bracket. ltwillbe apparent-1 Vof lthe niouldcourse, that the moulding is"`1n'ov`e'd to"the" linalI position of. Fig. 3 bylirst entering the upper "end ol theslot as indicated'in Fig. 2.

The pfiifcipleff' tnstmcnbnailgmy de scribed may rnodilied Withincertainliml .secure .eudewav sieh iS. necessary for the retention ofthelface intronlding.4

I' would have saine ggwith'n below.

' andhQQ, respectively, are provided in this "form 'itentbrekeh theSani@ oiispondng to l tlie rabbetswhicli are Eforinedl'ini'.the fae p'nifouldingQ Aledge' 23foorresponding'to the .i

fledeLlG mi be; lliiisished by; e. flat nail which is driyenintothe endbracket in such l var ninnei as not 'th @ver rebbe. 22-4 With this casethe ornlarnental plate 20 which lover- 'Otidrsplss which maybe.Suspended ,there- AV fringe 25I may also y be ltacked "to if desired, besimilarly Connected to the face to protrude appreeiably' into j entenling part'way' aorosst moulding along its corresponding rabbetL Thisconstruction is one Which is very neat and Well ldesigned for theseveral purposes s'crib'edis obviously simple and inexpensive.

'to producer," and 'thev installation andassembly o'l` its' "coinponent`parts 'may Vbe accomplishedwith very little effort by anyone Who'isffat'll familiar with the use of a saw. There isuno nfegdwfor4 Vanyconnection between Vbrackets Vother thanl what is, provided by jui@ beennon shswijnjdifeto thefact that @stireria-defied fon Ari i id'attachment to pon' tlie ledge the sessant@ ed l2. yIn aWindovv\crnice,' an`fend supporting fmais:este@ frfifisiels'telbmeftf1.0 t a p Wall liavingonefside vvallfunifo'riil'yverticaliilppelzeslse; l,

`edge "hereof providing .a stop, andare'nov-- slottedadjaoentitsl'oivvardendfro nits theendbrackets'- alongthe lower raloloet,l and,

beredpto P 'Qvidei a "shulderl adapted Ato enfg/age wththe stopoffbracket,

limsi' L @www Qua point adjacenttlie b ttbm* sin end-smeet f

